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Scansano: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Grosseto, Toscana. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Via Guglielmo Marconi 1, Scansano.

Scansano, Morellino wine and the Maremma hills

Scansano gives its name to Morellino di Scansano, the Sangiovese-based red that made these hills known. The town stands at around five hundred metres in the middle of the Maremma, the southern Tuscan countryside around Grosseto, between the Albegna valley and the plain running down to Grosseto. For centuries, in summer, Grosseto's public offices moved up here to escape the malaria of the lowlands.

The municipality covers a very large, lightly built area, with several hamlets and a great many scattered houses among vineyards, olive groves and pasture. Farmhouses and small estates are what outside buyers look for most, often from abroad: before buying, check road access, water supply, drainage and the legal status of outbuildings. On slopes and hillsides the report checks the official landslide maps.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, Scansano had 4,309 residents in 2023, down 5.0% on 2011. The average age (49.6) is close to that of the province of Grosseto, one of the oldest in Tuscany, and over-65s make up 29.9%. The share of foreign residents stands out at 20.3%, very high for a hill municipality. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The earthquake picture is moderate. Municipalities in the province fall into three different zones; Scansano is in seismic zone 3, like 16 of the 28 municipalities around Grosseto, with an expected ground acceleration of around 0.091 g. In stone farmhouses that have been extended over time, have the roof, timber floors and the joints between parts built in different periods checked.

Key points

  • Home of Morellino wine, at about five hundred metres in the Maremma.
  • Foreign residents 20.3%, over-65s 29.9%.
  • 4,309 residents, down 5.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.091 g.

Overview

Scansano is a municipality in the province of Grosseto, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 4,309 residents, ranked 11 of 28 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Scansano is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (16 of 28) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.091 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 5.0%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 20.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Scansano declared an average taxable income of 18,793 euros, below the provincial average (22,706 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Scansano is in climate zone E, with 2,216 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 500 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Scansano has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 3 sports facilities.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 2.0% of the land in Scansano, compared with 3.2% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Scansano is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Toscana in 2025. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Scansano, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Scansano: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.

House prices

The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.

Land registry

The cadastral maps for Scansano are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.

Liveability area by area

The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 35 inhabited census areas in Scansano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 52.5%
  • good 31.1%
  • very good 16.3%

Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.

The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out

Data sources

ISTAT code 053023. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.